British Columbia Arnis grandmaster Shishir Inocalla in Vancouver for world tour By Ted Alcuitas The original Filipino Ninja Turtle, Shisher Inocalla, will be in B.C. as part of his world tour to promote ‘arnis’, the Philippines’ national martial art and sport. He arrives in Vancouver on May 30 and will be in the following locations: […]
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British Columbia Escueta among Canada’s top teachers By Ted Alcuitas “You don’t have what it takes to learn French”, Emmanuel Escueta, (‘Noel’ to friends), was told as a young 16-year old immigrant in Winnipeg, Manitoba in 1981. That remark did not discourage him, Escueta told Philippine Canadian News.com (PCN.com) in a telephone interview. Instead, it
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The problem of too many over-qualified immigrants By Ted Alcuitas Philippine Canadian News.com: What inspired you to proceed with the book, given that you were privy to many of their stories in your work with institutions catering to their needs. Eleanor Guerrero-Campbell: The underemployment of skilled immigrants is now a widely known fact in Canada. Many
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Reprinted from www.pilipino-express.com May 1-15, 2016 Inip na inip Sa loob at labas ng bayan kong api, Tulad sa panahon na mistulang gabi; Maraming nagsikap, nawalan ng silbi, Sanhi ng maraming naging mapang-api! *** Karaniwang tao ay pinabayaan, Ang mga hikahos mistulang basahan; Namuno’y makiling sa mga mayaman, Akala’y mabuti, bagkus ay gahaman! *** Ang
Gory ritual survives In one of the most enduring rituals during Lent, the re-enactment of Christ’s death on the Cross on Good Friday has persisted to this day despite being frowned upon by church leaders – drawing crowds of tourists and locals to the gory spectacle. The annual ritual happens in San Pedro Cutud village,
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Bayan Mo, Ipatrol Mo’s Rowena Caranza-Paraan in front of ‘Alimango’ mountain. Alimango Festival The Alimango Festival is an annual celebration in the town of Lala in Lanao del Norte. Residents of Lanao del Norte and neighboring areas, including stakeholders of the local fishing industry, trooped to this town to witness and participate in the celebration.
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Winnipeg,Manitoba Jia Garcia tops them all By Ted Alcuitas Jia Garcia, a Grade 9 student at Winnipeg’s Sisler High School is this year’s winner of Historica Canada’s Citizenship Challenge – a tough contest on citizenship that pits students from all over the country. The student who gets a perfect score gets to tour Ottawa
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Youtube Philippines Veteran journalist Inday Espina-Varona wins Hildegarde Award GoodNews Pilipinas March 5, 2016 Manila journalist Inday Espina-Varona has won the Hildegarde Award for writing, “They’re killing teachers and children, Mr. President.” – See more at: http://www.goodnewspilipinas.com/journalist-inday-espina-varona-wins-hildegarde-award/#sthash.XXHQGnoj.dpuf The veteran writer’s piece written as a letter to the country’s highest official, spoke about the plight of
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For the Love of Pageants: Gender, Sex, Colonialism By May Farrales, PhD Candidate, University of British Columbia (http://philippi.mywhc.ca/canada/colonialism-endures-in-basketball-and-beauty-pageants-says-researcher/) Why do Filipinos love pageants? I did not watch beauty pageants when I was growing up. I did not even watch the Miss Universe Pageant this year and only started following it to see how the news
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